2014
Magnetic resonance elastography can discriminate normal vs. abnormal liver biopsy in candidates for live liver donation
Gallegos-Orozco JF, Silva AC, Batheja MJ, Chang YH, Hansen KL, Lam-Himlin D, De Petris G, Aqel BA, Byrne TJ, Carey EJ, Douglas DD, Mulligan DC, Silva AM, Rakela J, Vargas HE. Magnetic resonance elastography can discriminate normal vs. abnormal liver biopsy in candidates for live liver donation. Abdominal Radiology 2014, 40: 795-802. PMID: 25445158, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0310-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive liver donationLiver biopsyLiver donationMagnetic resonance elastographyHepatic steatosisOptimal cutoffExact testPotential live liver donorsAbnormal liver biopsyAbnormal liver histologyLive liver donorsDegree of steatosisDonor evaluation processLiver biopsy resultsROC curveFisher's exact testLiver shear stiffnessAbility of MREResonance elastographyLiver histologyBiopsy resultsLiver donorsLiver fibrosisSteatosisBiopsy
2012
227 MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY (MRE) CAN DISCRIMINATE NORMAL VS. ABNORMAL LIVER BIOPSY IN CANDIDATES FOR LIVE LIVER DONATION
Gallegos-Orozco J, Silva A, Chang Y, Batheja M, Hansen K, Dora L, De Petris G, Carey E, Aqel B, Byrne T, Douglas D, Mulligan D, Rakela J, Silva A, Vargas H. 227 MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY (MRE) CAN DISCRIMINATE NORMAL VS. ABNORMAL LIVER BIOPSY IN CANDIDATES FOR LIVE LIVER DONATION. Journal Of Hepatology 2012, 56: s96. DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(12)60240-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
ADVERSE IMPACT OF MILD HYPERTENSION POST TRANSPLANT ON 1 YEAR CHRONIC INTERSTIAL FIBROSIS AND TUBULAR ATROPY SCORES IN KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT BIOPSY AMONG A COHORT ON RAPID STEROID WITHDRAWL PROTOCOL.
Chakkera H, Devarapalli Y, Mulligan D, Mazur M, Hamawi K, Reddy K, Moss A, Mekeel K, Heilman R. ADVERSE IMPACT OF MILD HYPERTENSION POST TRANSPLANT ON 1 YEAR CHRONIC INTERSTIAL FIBROSIS AND TUBULAR ATROPY SCORES IN KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT BIOPSY AMONG A COHORT ON RAPID STEROID WITHDRAWL PROTOCOL. Transplantation 2010, 90: 387. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201007272-00715.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
SIMULTANEOUS KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION USING RAPID STEROID TAPER WITH PROTOCOL BIOPSIES: COMPARISON OF R-ATG VERSUS ALEMTUZUMAB
Heilman R, Reddy K, Moss A, Mazur M, Mekeel K, Chakkera H, Post D, Mulligan D. SIMULTANEOUS KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION USING RAPID STEROID TAPER WITH PROTOCOL BIOPSIES: COMPARISON OF R-ATG VERSUS ALEMTUZUMAB. Transplantation 2008, 86: 50. DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000332690.44585.05.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
CLINICAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH GRAFT FIBROSIS (GF) ON 12 MONTH PROTOCOL BIOPSY IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS ON STEROID AVOIDANCE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION (SA).
Heilman R, Reddy K, Chakkera H, Mazur M, Moss A, Williams J, Colby T, Petrides S, Mulligan D. CLINICAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH GRAFT FIBROSIS (GF) ON 12 MONTH PROTOCOL BIOPSY IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS ON STEROID AVOIDANCE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION (SA). Transplantation 2006, 82: 461-462. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200607152-01187.Peer-Reviewed Original Research